The wages of sin is death.

The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead body in the rubble, his head badly smashed by falling masonry. Soon identified as an old ex-con - Kenny Morgan - his death is put down to a heart attack and deemed non-suspicious.

Tony McLean is approached by a notorious crime lord who suggests the police should be looking into Morgan''s death more closelyDespite struggling with his recent retirement, he is reluctant to involve himself.

But when a second man is found dead in another disused church, his forehead branded with a cross, this time it is clearly murder.

There''s a killer stalking the streets of EdinburghIs it time for McLean to get back to doing what he does best?

Praise for James Oswald:

''The new Ian Rankin'' Daily Record

''Creepy, gritty and gruesome'' Sunday Mirror

''Crime fiction''s next big thing'' Sunday Telegraph



Format Inbunden Omfång 384 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2024-02-15 ISBN 9781472298836